Waterhole Blues II

A series is forming. My subject is South Steens Mustang Stallion, Sprit. This is the third painting of a few more still to come. I am exploring colour and brushwork in these initial paintings. I use a lot of solvent reduction in my work and this is a good example. Rubbing paint away, I find shapes, both negatively and positively. I also reduce to define highlights and add interesting shapes in the background.

I am getting excited to work on some bigger pieces featuring Spirit, but I wanted to offer a smaller painting selling via Auction to my collectors out there :) So here it is - I hope you enjoy him 😊 Bidding starts at $100, link in purchase button.